WASHINGTON – Mayor de Blasio wants to bring a “world class” 2016 Democratic Convention to his home borough of Brooklyn.

The Democratic National Committee has named New York as one of 15 cities that could host the party’s convention in 2016, the DNC confirmed – a first step in survivor-style competition cities must go through to win the prize of hosting the super bowl of political events.

The bid raises the real prospect that Hillary Clinton could end up making political history by accepting her party’s nomination in her adopted hometown – and all just blocks away from de Blasio’s Park Slope neighborhood.

In its appeal to the DNC, signed by deputy mayor for housing and economic development Alicia Glen and obtained by the Post, the city touts the new Barclays Center “in the heart of Brooklyn” as “a multi-purpose venue that can accommodate audiences of up to 18,000.

“More than any other American city, New York City is uniquely suited to plan, organize, and execute a successful Convention,” she adds, noting that the city’s five buroughs “would provide the perfect stage on which to present the Democratic Party’s ideals and vision.”

The letter also mentions Madison Square Garden’s “long tradition” of hosting “remarkable” events, including the 1992 Democratic Convention where Bill Clinton won his party’s nomination and the 2004 convention where George W. Bush won the Republican nomination. It also touts the Javits Center’s 760,000 square feet of exhibition space.

It calls all three “state-of-the-art venues.”

The convention would bring millions to hotels, restaurants, and bars in the surrounding areas – though there have been disputes about how much a windfall the mega-events really bring.

The Clinton family at the 1992 Democratic National Convention, where then Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton was nominated for president, that was also hosted in New York City.Photo: The Clinton Presidential Library

No major party has held its nominating convention in Brooklyn. The last time any party held a political convention there was 1968, when Henning Blomen of the Socialist Labor Party declared: “Our work, coupled with the goading, exploitative, world-endangering efforts of capitalism, will arouse the workers to rebel against capitalism.”

The city even tries to dazzle the DNC by mentioning that the Hammerstein Ballroom could serve as the possible site of the DNC’s media operations office.

“New York City is enthusiastically assembling a proposal to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention,” said de Blasio spokesman Phil Walzak.

From the looks of the second-rate cities that make up the competition, New York has a shot.

Cities have until June to respond with their formal proposal. Other contenders include rust belt enclaves of Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, and Pittsburgh, plus Atlanta, Vegas, Miami, Nashville, Orlando, Philly, Phoenix, and Salt Lake, the DNC confirmed.

A massive party in the heart of the nation’s economic and cultural center might seem like a poor way for a major party to try to win over vote-rich Middle America, although both the 2004 and 1992 conventions were successful.

(L-R) Malia Obama, Sasha Obama, First lady Michelle Obama, and Second lady Dr. Jill Biden listen to President Obama speech to accept the nomination during the final day of the 2012 Democratic National Convention.Photo: Getty Images

New York also has a big leg up on the competition when it comes to having major venues, hotels, public transit, and places for delegates to party — frequently on the dime of corporate donors or campaign accounts.

Chicago, where Clinton came of age (she grew up in the suburb of Park Ridge) is also on the list, but as outgoing President Obama’s adopted hometown, it might not scream “forward” (Obama’s 2012 slogan).

The winning city must have “strong relationships” with organized labor, according to a letter to mayors from DNC chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz of Florida. She also lists touchy-feely criteria that seem to mesh with De Blasio’s platform: the winning city must share “our values of equality, inclusion, diversity, respect and dignity,” she wrote.

Traditionally, the selected city also must project the right message and somehow capture the national mood in a way that works with whoever gets nominated – a lesson not lost on former Clinton hands within the party hierarchy. “The convention city will be chosen based on the information in the bids that are submitted. Potential candidates simply aren’t a factor,” said DNC spokeswoman Lily Adams.

Clinton won’t have to make any phone calls to be a part the process. Her former press secretary, Mo Elleithee, heads communications for the DNC.